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to wake up (from sleep)
朝、7時に起きました。
I woke up at 7 AM.
to get up (from a sitting or lying position)
ソファから起きて、テレビを消した。
I got up from the sofa and turned off the TV.
to occur; to happen (intransitive)
問題が起きる前に対策を講じた。
We took measures before the problem occurred.
'起きる' is often used with time expressions like '朝' (morning) or '急に' (suddenly) to specify when the action occurs.
'起きる' is an intransitive verb, meaning it does not take a direct object. For example, you cannot say '問題を起きる' (to wake up a problem).
From the kanji '起' (to rise) and 'きる' (to do). The verb combines these elements to convey the action of waking up or occurring.
The verb '起きる' is commonly used in everyday speech to describe waking up from sleep or getting up from a seated position. In formal contexts, it can also mean 'to occur' or 'to happen.'